We don't look as young
as we used to
except in dim light
especially in
the soft warmth of candlelight
when we say
in all sincerity
You're so cute
'Words From the Front,' by Ron Padgett
March 22, 2014 at 7:00PM
and
You're my cutie.
Imagine
two old people
behaving like this.
It's enough
to make you happy.
Reprinted with permission from "Collected Poems" (Coffee House Press, 2013). © 2013 by Ron Padgett
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